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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of three counts of criminal sexual penetration (CSP) in the first degree involving his two sons. Following a prima facie claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the case was remanded for an evidentiary hearing, where the district court rejected the Defendant's claims regarding his trial counsel's effectiveness (para 1).

Procedural History

• State v. Dylan J., 2009-NMCA-027, 45, 145 N.M. 719, 204 P.3d 44: The Court concluded that the Defendant established a prima facie claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and remanded to the district court for an evidentiary hearing.

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred in concluding he received effective representation during his trial, contended his appellate counsel in his first appeal was ineffective, and argued his counsel on remand during the evidentiary hearing was ineffective (para 2).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in concluding the Defendant received effective representation during his trial.
• Whether the Defendant's appellate counsel in his first appeal was ineffective.
• Whether the Defendant's counsel on remand during the evidentiary hearing was ineffective.

Disposition

• The Court affirmed the district court's decision, concluding the Defendant's trial counsel was not ineffective, the district court properly declined to review issues regarding the effectiveness of Defendant’s appellate counsel, and the Defendant did not establish a prima facie case of ineffectiveness of counsel regarding his counsel on remand (para 2).

Reasons

• The Court found that the Defendant's trial counsel was presumed to have provided adequate assistance and that the Defendant failed to demonstrate error and prejudice necessary to establish ineffective assistance of counsel. The Court agreed with the district court's findings on various alleged errors by the trial counsel, including eliciting opinion testimony, failure to hire experts, and failure to object to certain testimonies and evidence. The Court also agreed with the district court's jurisdictional limitation on reviewing the effectiveness of appellate counsel and found the Defendant's claim regarding his remand counsel's ineffectiveness insufficient to establish a prima facie case (paras 4-24).